The Problem of Reading and Writing Malay Language of Learners in Tadika of Narathiwat Central Mosque

Abstract

This is quantitative research which aims: 1) observe the problems of reading and writing Malay language of learners in Tadika of Narathiwat Central Mosque. 2) Study the developmental way of reading and writing Malay language in Tadika of Central Mosque Narathiwat, by collect data from study cases by interviewing 32 people, consist of director, teachers, and parents of students in Tadika of Central Mosque Narathiwat at level 5-6 using a questionnaire, the research results showed that the problems of reading and writing Malay language of students in the Tadika center were found to be at a high level overall, with an average of 3.78 and a standard deviation of 0.992.. When considering the issues of the respondents, the most important thing was that the learners did not give importance to writing Malay at a high level, with an average of 3.94. As for the guidelines for developing reading and writing Malay in Tadika centers, it was found that overall, it was at a high level, with an average of 4.36 and a standard deviation of 0.741. When considering the issues of the respondents, the most important thing was that there should be teaching media sufficient for developing reading and writing Malay at the highest level, with an average of 4.62.  Furthermore, as for the suggestions from the respondents, it was found that they wanted to organize training for teachers and new teaching skills training in Malay language, provide modern media and technology tools, and there should be additional activities for students, such as essay writing contests, storytelling using Malay language, etc.